A free bike simulation, in the palm of your hand

Real Bike Racing is a free racing game and bike simulator by Italy Games. It provides you with the opportunity to ride on and race with more than ten “superbikes” against computer opponents on various tracks. As a simulator of sorts, it’s made to give you an at least reasonably immersive and realistic bike racing experience!

Muddy tracks, muddy controls

As noted, the game has a handful of bikes and a handful of tracks to race on. Besides just doing individual races, there are events and other challenges you can participate in to spice up your life as a racer a bit. The game’s graphics are quite detailed without taxing even older phones, and there’s an immersive HUD including a functional rear view mirror. Unfortunately, it’s hard to play Real Bike Racing at first due to its controls: accelerating is more difficult than it needs to be, for example. Joystick and other hardware compatibility is also fairly low.

Worth the time

In spite of problems with the controls, Real Bike Racing comes recommended for anyone looking to do a bit of racing on their phone or tablet. It’s reminiscent of Road Rash and other late 90s titles available for the PC, but it’s more polished than those and certainly fun to play. Just be willing to take the time to adjust to the controls.